koideath Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Just wanted to get peoples opinion on if you work on your draw and one shot drill. I from time to time do it mainly because it is fun but I don't think I get much out of it other than a fast draw and that is something I can do without ammunition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Wow. 0.95 seconds is very good. Yes, that has to help. BUT, if you can do that consistenly, on call, then I'd move on to learn another skill necessary for shooting well. How are you currently classified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Draws get practiced extensively in just about any drill you do since we normally start from the holster. I personally wouldn't spend the ammo or time on 1 shot draw drills in live fire except perhaps if I were actively training for steel challenge competition since the draw is about 40% of your score in that discipline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koideath Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Wow. 0.95 seconds is very good. Yes, that has to help. BUT, if you can do that consistenly, on call, then I'd move on to learn another skill necessary for shooting well. How are you currently classified? Currently B in USPSA and Master in IDPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 A second shot helps keep you honest with your grip and trigger pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 A second shot helps keep you honest with your grip and trigger pull. +1. I've fired some very fast first shots, and then had to readjust my grip to fire the 2nd shot - You have to have a good, workable grip before you fire that first shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 How often does your club require a draw to PP? That would be about the only value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlvrDragon50 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I tried doing this in dry fire... so hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superluckycat Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I can do that. On a 5 yard IPSC target.... Once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzobishop040 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I think it is it help with your draw and sight pic Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Many very good points have already been made here. Personally, I NEVER do a live fire drill of draw and 1 shot. I occasionally do 2 shots (either on the same target, or on two separate steel targets). If you are hitting non-trivial targets in under a second already, I would stop worrying about the draw and worry about how fast i could shoot the same target starting 3 yards from the shooting area and moving into it and hitting it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I do a lot of 1 shot draws, I think that it is useful for checking if your grip is consistent, and making sure that you are pushing hard on the draws. I like doing 1 shot draws to a 20 yard plate rack, it is both an accuracy test and speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motosapiens Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gooldylocks said: I do a lot of 1 shot draws, I think that it is useful for checking if your grip is consistent, and making sure that you are pushing hard on the draws. I like doing 1 shot draws to a 20 yard plate rack, it is both an accuracy test and speed. there is no doubt you are accurate and fast, but I still prefer to do at least 2 shots to make sure everything is right and I'm ready to make the next shot. I am discovering that if I rush the 1st shot of a steel array, i am less consistent, even if i get the hit. If i take that smidgen extra focus to get a good sight picture for the first shot, my transitions to the 2nd, 3rd, etc... are faster and more consistent. I probably have more of a tendency than you to rush that first shot and screw up the following ones. Edited August 24, 2016 by motosapiens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 25 minutes ago, motosapiens said: I probably have more of a tendency than you to rush that first shot and screw up the following ones. Haha I don't think that is probably true, if I have misses on steel arrays it is almost always the second shot. I was shooting plate racks the other day in practice and missed the second plate like 4 times in a row, 1 for 1 on everything else. And it is probably not the best drill, probably drawing and shooting 2 plates like you are saying would be better, to make sure your grip is good and everything. But you have to reset less often if you do it the other way hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uewpew Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 On 8/11/2016 at 5:59 PM, Hi-Power Jack said: Wow. 0.95 seconds is very good. Yes, that has to help. BUT, if you can do that consistenly, on call, then I'd move on to learn another skill necessary for shooting well. How are you currently classified? ^^ Bill Drill @ 7yds (good grip and fast trigger finger) Bill Drill @ 15/25yds (good grip, sight focus) 4 Aces (fast draw, fast reload) Hopkins Drill (target transitions) There are tons of awesome drills out there, and to Jake's point...a draw is used in most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockman75 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I love doing a 1 shot draw to plate drill. I think it builds your confidence as you start shooting so much that it becomes effortless and subconscious. You start paying attention to how much you are squeezing with each hand and the difference in recoil control associated with litttle changes in your grip, stance etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 28 minutes ago, glockman75 said: I love doing a 1 shot draw to plate drill. That's great, but take a peek above at Motosapiens response ... Easy to draw and fire quickly, but you need to make sure your grip is proper, or your 2nd shot will take more time or miss altogether. Two shots, minimum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerenew Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I like doing do this drill but blend it with a small target to ensure I'm hitting accurate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highhope Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I like doing draw bill reload bill drill,hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikieM Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I certainly don't see where it would hurt anything. Perhaps 5, or so, to begin a practice session. But, like euwpew said, there are lot's of drills available that begin with a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxil343 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 On 8/24/2016 at 11:08 AM, Gooldylocks said: I do a lot of 1 shot draws, I think that it is useful for checking if your grip is consistent, and making sure that you are pushing hard on the draws. I like doing 1 shot draws to a 20 yard plate rack, it is both an accuracy test and speed. This is the only practice I have done with my new Tanfo Stock 2. I feel like it has helped quite a bit with the mental aspect of shooting a DA/SA for the first time. The level of effectiveness of any drill is not going to be even across the board person to person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stxbordergun Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I may have missed it as I skimmed over the other replies but did anyone mention that having a fast, consistent presentation to target can provide confidence that carries the rest of the way through the stage? I feel that it can. Helps you get started off on the right foot. I practice it dry often and live fire when I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedevil008 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I would say this is an important drill to work, not because saving .05 seconds on your draw will win a match (though it might), but consistent presentation, and most important, SOLID and consistent grip on the gun is extremely important. The draw is your typically the first and only time to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssanders224 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Never know... it MIGHT just get you a stage win at Nats, Ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockman75 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Today I practiced draw to one shot drills 10 yards on 8" plates: freestyle, strong hand and draw and transfer to weak hand. .99 Freestyle, 1.12 stronghand, 1.45 draw and transfer to weak hand. 50/50 hit or miss. I shot these as drills today. We'll see how long it takes to get more consistent. These are roughly average times some were better or worse. I was in speed mode trying to economize motion and get the sights up as fast as possible. It was fun! Single Stack .40Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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